Two-Dimensional Hydrous Silica: Nanosheets and Nanotubes Predicted from First-Principles Simulations

Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Volumn 119, Issue 25, 2015, Pages 14343-14350

  Fang, Changming ^a   Van Blaaderen, Alfons ^a   Van Huis, Marijn A ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCULATIONS; DISPERSIONS; NANOSHEETS; NANOTUBES; SILICA; VAN DER WAALS FORCES; YARN;

DISPERSION INTERACTION; FIRST-PRINCIPLES SIMULATIONS; FIRST-PRINCIPLES STUDY; HEXAGONAL RINGS; HYDROUS SILICA; STRUCTURE AND PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; SYNTHESIS ROUTE; TWO DIMENSIONAL (2 D);

DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY;

EID: 84933055771     PISSN: 19327447     EISSN: 19327455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp512590z     Document Type: Article

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